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Watch: How Spain's housing crisis has resulted in an early general election

Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk · Published 5 Oct 2026, 09:03

A series of measures to tackle the housing crisis were defeated in parliament on Friday

Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.

feeds.bbci.co.uk · 5 Oct 2026, 04:51

Diesel has now hit an average of £2 a litre in the UK, the RAC motoring group says, with petrol prices also rising.

feeds.bbci.co.uk · 2 Oct 2026, 16:58

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, dissolved Parliament on Monday, after months of spiraling crises.

NYT > World News · 5 Oct 2026, 12:27

Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.

feeds.bbci.co.uk · 5 Oct 2026, 10:18

Sanchez calls early vote after Parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government.

Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera · 5 Oct 2026, 07:14

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